Smith River (Liard River tributary)
The Smith River is a river in the Yukon Territory and the province of British Columbia, Canada, arising in the Yukon at 60°09′N 126°18′W / 60.150°N 126.300°W and crossing the border to enter British Columbia at 60°00′00″N 126°23′25″W / 60.00000°N 126.39028°W[1] to its confluence with the Liard River at 59°33′00″N 126°29′00″W / 59.55000°N 126.48333°W, between the confluences of the Toad and Coal Rivers.[2] At the confluence is the site of the former Hudson's Bay Company trading post, Fort Halkett, and also Smith River Falls, which are jointly protected by Smith River Falls-Fort Halkett Provincial Park.
The settlement of Smith River is located upstream at the confluence of Shaw Creek,[3] and is the site of the third-coldest temperature on record in Canada.
See also
[edit]- Smith River (disambiguation)
- List of extreme temperatures in Canada
- List of rivers of British Columbia
- List of rivers of Yukon
References
[edit]59°33′00″N 126°29′00″W / 59.55000°N 126.48333°W